A Kenyan girl, Tyra Angel Odeny has been crowned Little Miss World 2018.
The 12-year-old scooped the title at the 18th International Children’s Festival of Culture, Fashion and Arts held at the Grand Hotel Palace Royal Theatre in Thessaloniki, Greece on Tuesday.
Odeny beat 47 other contestants from 20 countries and will pocket a cash prize of 500 Euros and the gold exclusive crown. The Little Mister World 2018 Grand Prix title was won by 12-year-old Kantapat Rochanasmith from Thailand.
Contestants in the competition were categorized according to their age to create ‘Tiny Miss/Mister World category (4-6 years), Mini Miss/Mister (7-9 years), Little Miss/Mister (10-12 years) and Teen Miss/Mister (13-17 years).
Organizers and partners of the September 24th to 30th festival congratulated all the contenders.
“We wholeheartedly congratulate all the winners and wish your dreams come true. Smile to the world and the world will smile at you! See all at the festival “Little Miss & Little Mister United World 2019.”
Some of you may remember…
Some of you may remember that a not so attractive little chinese girl won the rights to sing at the opening of Olympic games in Beijing,by virtue of her beautiful voice,however,the chinese replaced her with amore attractive little girl whom to them was aesthetically more pleasing ,albeit less vocally blessed.There was an uproar,but it eventually subsided.
I have always opposed these beauty contests because they serve no social value other than perpetuate the notion that beauty should be more important to a girl. In this day and age, we should be fighting to erase this notion.Arent we told to raise children telling them that the inner beauty is the KEY to pursue?
Let’s have more contests that have more to do with what their brains can offer,and less with what is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.Mindful that beauty comes in many forms.
Having said all these, Iam glad that they picked a dark skinned girl,and I will not be surprised if I hear some chuckling and ramblings from those africans who warship light skin,and cannot do without skin lighteners.Talk of enemy within.Yes black is beautiful.In fact all colors are beautiful.